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Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Troy Andrade ’07 The Outstanding Recent Alum Award T roy J.H. Andrade is a Native Hawaiian attorney whose passion for social justice was ignited as a student at PLU, where as a Rieke Scholar he was provided a forum to organize events to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and to bring to the fore the

, family life, and my faith,” she says. Make it better Life intervenes in ways that can thwart any aspiration, through no fault of your own. Art Thiel '75“I’m not someone who likes to measure success by counting things — how many times I’ve done something, or how much money I’ve made,” says Art Thiel ’75. These days, he says, “I don’t find things like money, prestige or social media likes personally rewarding.” A legendary sportswriter and commentator for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, KNKX, and other

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what is justice? What does it mean to be human? Do we have free will? What is the purpose of art? What kinds of ethical commitments should we make to ourselves, to others, and the environment? It’s an exciting, and I would say necessary time to study philosophy because we are experiencing massive social changes, political division, global crises, and misinformation. So we need people who know how to think carefully and well, question assumptions, consider opposing views, and sort truth from

Learn More: Urhobo Water Masquerade Staff 2This staff appears to be a “rattle staff” used during water masquerades and other rituals. Although it may look heavy, it is relatively light when held. The figure on top appears to be a female figure, sitting on some sort of stool. She is adorned with what appears to be necklaces and bracelets, suggesting her social prominence. The woman in this piece is either wearing a headpiece or has an intricate hairstyle, also suggesting the figure is a regal

Course Descriptions ANTH 101 : Introduction to Human Biological Diversity - NW Introduction to biological anthropology with a special focus on human evolution, the fossil evidence for human development, the role of culture in human evolution, and a comparison with the development and social life of the nonhuman primates. (4) ANTH 102 : Introduction to Human Cultural Diversity - ES, GE Introduction to social-cultural anthropology, concentrating on the exploration of the infinite variety of human

, privilege, and oppression when considering family structure and development. We recognize that families’ intersecting social contexts influence the meaning of family, relational functioning, and changes over time. Throughout the semester, we will study how race, gender, social class, immigration, religion, spirituality, sexual orientation, and other factors impact family development. You will take part in several projects, including a group cultural “immersion,” a religious community observation, and on

working with the Tacoma-based program, Ready to Rise, to identify scholarship recipients. The program is spearheaded by Degrees of Change, an organization that works to extend the reach of the Act Six initiative, which fully funded Panago’s education at PLU. Awardees must embody Panago’s values, including a deep passion for social justice. Tim Herron, Degrees of Change president, says Panago lived the Act Six mission, particularly after his time at PLU. He “poured his heart and energy into middle

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